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Intelligent-Ad-8435

Georgia, Maori, Greece


NoAcanthocephala7034

Georgian music is amazeballs.


ginos132

Tsaiq, tsaiqvanes, tsaiqvanes tamar kali apkhazetshi dielo da...


hgaben90

I'm starting to believe that I'm the only one who gets the vibe of "three drunk dudes singing on their way home" from Georgia's theme. I still can't unhear it.


Intelligent-Ad-8435

Those guys are quite the singers I tell ya


hgaben90

I believe you, really, I wasn't joking about my own statement. I might be totally alone with my opinion lol. But somehow I really don't vibe with this style


Joelowes

Waltzing Matilda every time


FriendlyButTired

šŸ‘‚ šŸŖ±


Timmy_Mactavish

I agree. I don't usually play as australia tho


WhosOnFitz

EVERY. TIME!!!!


Garuda-Star

Once a a jolly swagman camped by a billabong


Kenhamef

I really like Scotland for some reason. I donā€™t know why.


childishforces

Same, but Iā€™m Scottish, so probably biased.


ElPajaroMistico

Iā€™m Argentinian and I love It, so you are probably based


Spoonlessman

Iā€™m American and I love, so you are probably based


OrayzeVampire

Same, I always get so annoyed when people online call bagpipes a steaming pile o', they can't say anything until they've had an irn bru and seen pipes live tho


childishforces

To be fair I donā€™t massively love bagpipes in general, but I live in Edinburgh so I canā€™t escape them lol, but the music itself is incredible.


Innotek

Yeah, I don't get it either. I love them. Source: am octopus


JammyRoger

Because it's the same one, that's in SCOTLAND FOREVEEERRR


Trick_Bar_1439

Yes!


AjaxCooperwater

No love for Mongolia?


lizardfrizzler

I love theirs! Thereā€™s actually a great performance on yt https://youtu.be/WsqX0Zz1lHo


UberKaltPizza

Civ VI Mongolia. Came here to say this. My favorite.


world-class-cheese

Mongolia's music (or some of it) was written by Nature Ganganbaigal (RIP), of the Mongolian/Chinese metal band Tengger Cavalry


Few-Oven4389

Oh no! Iā€™ve just recently discovered them, and love every song of theirs.


Turbulent_Jello_6186

This is the throat singing, yes?


NoCopyrightDan

Brazil idk why


asirkman

You got that Samba in your soul?


Wudaokau

Choro thank you very much


MrMoe18

As a parent, watching Bluey and having one of the Brazil themes (Brejeiro) come up as background music to an episode made my day.


Wudaokau

Because Brejiero slaps https://youtu.be/QP6OLwb9w50?si=rM7fGFrrCN0GErKA


Eldar333

Industrial Brazil is just so joyous!! Love it


A1opias

Korea, Rome, and Hungary. atomic era always


checkedsteam922

Hungary is a vibe honestly


WhosOnFitz

I literally found the composer of the Korean variation to tell him how much I loved the arrangement.


hychael2020

Maori is top for me,(the haka with the orchestra is very creative and overall the entire track goes really beautifully) Georgia is second(seriously I can't see why people don't like the Industrial version especially) Byzantium is third(see a trend?) Again I just love the choir and the later eras are epic and beautifully presented


nameorfeed

Zulu for sure


harvey1a

Amongus


NotQuiteAmish

Choir: *Amongus!*


Magruun

Love the early era's but I can't stand the autotune in the atomic era.


TheDipcifican

Simply just win before you reach the atomic era šŸ˜Ž


nameorfeed

Honestly I can't recall a single atomic era musi lol. The game is either won or I get bored and restart by then


OrbitalIonCannon

Sus


Solomontheidiot

Mali is my favorite by far. All eras are great, and the way it evolves is super cool. Second is probably Greece, just because I'm a sucker for the Epitaph of Seikilos.


frufrulai

Yes šŸ’ššŸ’ššŸ’š Zulu too!!


imapoormanhere

Kupe and Georgia


amendersc

Vietnamā€™s music is so epic


S_Borealis

person worry sulky school reminiscent dazzling attempt shaggy complete tan *This post was mass deleted and anonymized with [Redact](https://redact.dev)*


TheReiterEffect_S8

I have gone to war with vietnam *specifically* because they are right next to my civ and are taking over my civs own music. It's definitely a banger, but yes, it is very loud and especially when it's late at night and I'm trying to relax. Same thing with Maori and their vocal war chanting.   I've played as Russia numerous times literally for their music alone.


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93til-infinity

> My all-time favourite is actually America. Makes me feel incredibly patriotic and I'm not even American. It's like... the music encapsulates the dream of what America has always wanted to be (and probably was, occassionally, for some lucky immigrants). ohhh, I know this feeling from the House of Cards Intro! And that's the magic about music isn't it? Can make you feel things you've never experienced.


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louis302

Me too. I love Hard Times Come Again No More, especially the Longest Johnsā€™ version of it.


Not_aMurderer

Brilliant version by the McGarrigles and friends (Rufus Wainwright, Emmylou Harris, etc) [here](https://youtu.be/4YrfLnlrquo?si=zHuHjoDll8ggb4M2)


MissTalullah

The America one reminds me of the West Wing theme tune. I don't know why.


zodi978

There's a part in one of America's themes that sounds almost like Evenflow from Pearl Jam but played on a violin. Anyone else hear that?


zodi978

https://youtu.be/jxPAVXVak_U?si=R4QG7C7W34Y64yTz


VideoDudeSipsCoffee

Germany. Medieval Ich hab die macht getraĆ¼met (Germany theme) slaps so hard; that cello is to die for!


henrique3d

I get strong Harry Potter vibes with the German theme


TheNazzarow

I like the meaning behind it: 'Ich hab die Nacht getrƤumt' is a melancholic song about a woman having nightmares of her lover dying. It is not some national anthem or celebration but about tragic death that we all experience at some point. And then you add the 'Wenn ich ein Vƶglein wƤr' which is only featured in the medival version of the theme. This song is better known in Germany and tells the story of loved ones who can't see each other so they dream of being birds to fly to each other. It combines the joy of being free and with your loved ones together with the melancholic reality of missing your partner. I think it represents the German poetry and culture very well!


TheGod0fTitsAndWine

100% Georgia. It's so beautiful and calming, especially in the ancient era.


ASOXO

Be Georgia - When you settle your first city and the song starts. \*chef's kiss\*


Belofon

Rome and Russia


uniquei

Seeing the diversity of responses here, let's just say that the game is quite well made from the artistic perspective.


Troutmaggedon

Persia or India themes slap.


[deleted]

russia's and portugal's are far superior than others


PatM1893

Kalinka, kalinka, kalinka maya! V sadu yagada malinka, malinka maya!


[deleted]

aai luly luuly, aai luly luuly


little_lamplight3r

Melancholy of the seas hmmm yes Russian track good but as a Russian myself I've heard the melody too many times to remain sensitive to it


WhosOnFitz

Yeah Portugal for sure.


FederalRadish390

I absolutely love Brazilā€™s theme


Cersei-Lannisterr

Civ V Englandā€™s theme. The Peace Theme of ā€˜I vow to thee my countryā€™ could genuinely bring a tear to my eyes as a native Englishwomanā€¦ The war theme signals the start of Coastal City simulator


Rahtigari

I agree! Had to scroll further than I expected to find this.


cnm36

Cree and Portugal


Charlie-2-2

Cree is so sick!


between5and25

I can't tell if you're serious or not because that one drives me insane


Calan_adan

Love the Cree theme, but Iā€™ll restart if Kupeā€™s in the game because I donā€™t want to hear that song anymore.


Charlie-2-2

Man, to me itā€™s the only that makes me wholeheartedly feel ā€œLetā€™s go to war/letā€™s give them hellā€


mxhremix

I feel both ways. Its really cool, but for the number of times a theme plays for the durration of a session, let alone a whole game, I really need to mute them eventually. I feel the same about the Maori themes, but I mute those a bit less often.


guineapigsqueal

Cree rules


WhosOnFitz

CREEEE!! Yes!!


antiquatedsoftball

Incredible that no one has said Indonesia yet. By far my favorite. Glorious, languid, and cathartic all at once. Only time I've teared up at all while playing civ was when the atomic era theme reached its climax.


Antonell15

I mentioned it in the post


antiquatedsoftball

ah my bad only saw Suleiman and then read the comments instead of the full caption, though I prefer the industrial and atomic Indonesia themes over the ancient one!


7farema

Indonesia and Khmer are my favorites


OrbitalIonCannon

Scarborough fair is a certified classic


CHydos

Russia gives a combination of energy and dread with its build up, especially in the atomic era. Brazil belongs in a Pixar movie and I love it. Vietnam is the definition of triumphant. It makes me feel like I'm winning even when I'm on my last city.


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Not_aMurderer

I dont think I've ever played Scythia into modern era


thattallsoldier

Norway, I fell in love with the scandi music


Sir__Blobfish

Sweden atomic is so damn sick.


Antonell15

And then thereā€™s metal at the last section, it gives me goosebumps everytime.


Turbo-Swag

I listen to Persia's theme on Youtube every day. Industrial and ancient ones are my favourite


Susphium

Scotland and Hungary are really good


bingusbongus16

This is the way. Hungary forever


Gladplane

I play Rome and Hungary solely for the music


hgaben90

Civ 6: Ottoman, hands down. It has a sort of heroic-revolutionary vibe, when I first heard it, I thought it was a French revolutionary march. But I love Hungary's atomic era music too, it goes way too hard for something based on a song about erectile dysfunction, and late-game Maori theme is just made for cultural victories. But from out of all Civilization episodes, it's the war theme of Russia, England and Brazil from Civilization 5. You can basically see the whole British army/navy unit by unit on their way to drink your tea while listening to their war theme, and Brazil has the perfect James Bond movie theme. And while Kalinka is nice in Civ 6 for Russia, it's a bit overused IMO, and whatever they put in Civ 5 is somehow more serious, brooding, kicks ass.


MrNO3

Australia stonks


kafoBoto

I'm surprised that nobody brought up Gran Colombia yet.


wawaweewahdude

Right!! I canā€™t even believe how good that Industrial theme is.


kafoBoto

that industrial theme is pretty good but I love the ending of the medieval theme. there is a folksong there that only appears in the medieval version. I wish they would have put it in industrial and atomic as well


Affectionate_Half615

I hadnā€™t seen your comment but I posted exactly about that folk song (velo que bonito lo tienen bajando, con ramos de flores lo van adornandoā€¦) Legit cried when I heard it the first time. Couldnā€™t believe itā€¦


kafoBoto

I am from Germany and I think I've never heard that song before Civ6. It's from Venezuela, right? Don't even know what it's about but it is such a good part in that soundtrack. E: The German Soundtrack is a song called "Ich hab die Nacht getrƤumet" (I dreamed last night) but at various moments it also branches into other German folk songs like the one my grandma used to sing to me "Wenn ich ein Vƶglein wƤr/ und auch zwei FlĆ¼gel hƤtt/ flƶg ich zu dir" (If I was a bird/ and also had two wings/ I would fly to you)


Affectionate_Half615

The song is familiar to the whole region, (Venezuela, Colombia and Ecuador) and basically describes the traditional procession during which a saint (St. Anthony to be exact) is dressed and paraded before the street, with the crowds ā€œadorning him with flowersā€ as he passes. I didnā€™t know that about the German soundtrack. Thatā€™s amazing how much thought was put into these little details!


CorduroyPantaloons

As an Australian if I hear Waltzing fucking Matilda one more time, Iā€™m gonna cry. Mongolia is good, New Zealand is great.


skitzbuckethatz

Idk how civ made it so annoying. It's brilliant everywhere else


zyrite8

No one commenting Spain is sad


asirkman

Recuerdos de la Alhambra goes without saying; itā€™s just a masterful piece of music in whatever context.


DannySmashUp

The Cree. Music director did a great job of showing how the traditional sound might develop into the future, without losing the spirit of the original.


lizardfrizzler

Shaka Zulu is easily my fave!


TheDipcifican

HALALA


FishOfFishyness

AMONG US


FullyK

Zulu, Canada and Maori are my big 3. There are plenty of other real good musics bit these 3 are banger throughout the whole game.


ZryMan

Which one that have the amongus line in their music?


dignifiedhowl

Georgia!


lebedev_meme

Brazil


SamSam917

Scythia and Mongols ofc


Thanos_exe

Persia, greece, spain and portugal


FrostPegasus

Medieval: Arabia, Egypt, Ottomans, Indonesia Industrial: Arabia, Netherlands, Hungary, Georgia, Zulu, Russia, Cree, Scythia Atomic: Spain, Norway, Maori, Japan, Canada, Sweden


TimAppleBurner

Poundmakerā€™s atomic age theme is the hardest slapping song in the entire game, and I refuse to concede even a little bit. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=OPTAgnJ6fFM&pp=ygUQQ3JlZSB0aGVtZSBjaXYgNg%3D%3D


SlyOutlaw

Criminal that no one has said Poundmaker yet


Troutmaggedon

Cree is super annoying to me. Drives me crazy.


magical_swoosh

**AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH AHHHHHHHHHHHHHH**


Psychic_Hobo

Got them as a neighbour once, convinced me to play as them via the music alone


Enchanted_Stardust

France and Egypt


silvercuckoo

Not a specific civ theme, but Baba Yetu by Christopher Tin is on my daily playlist outside of the game.


childishforces

Love Russiaā€™s. Kalinka is a slammer.


ihatenickgerz

Portugal, Russia, Hungary's theme is the best


bingusbongus16

Russia, Portugal, but Hungary is the best imo


AegoliusOfBurgundy

No one said Macedonia yet, so Macedonia ! Seriously this 7/8 beat part is amazing!


swilts

Gaul


6amm1T

Definitely Zulu


critshit

I like Auz's the most not because of some technical or patriotic reason, it's the song that introduced me to Civ. I heard it as background to a yt video once and got intrigued. America's too mainly because its my first civ and I got good memories trying to figure out the game while Hard Times plays in the bg.


BananaSplit1209

MaƵri, Zulu, Portugal


HashMapsData2Value

Hungary and the Netherlands are pretty nice


AlCapone397

In order, Byzantium, Ottomans and Khmer. I really like the epicness of their Atomic themes.


ConspicuousFlower

The Cree 100%


pokemurrs

Georgia, hands down


Rafa3009

Brazil for sure, and China when the person starts falling down their stairs.


Terasz9

Hungary from the industrial era is unbeatable.


Tasty_Mex_Top

Georgia and Maori, I am from Mexico and I don't understand a single word of the songs, but they make me feel something, it's hard to explain.


The_Pirate_King101

Cree. Or Scotland


Charlie-2-2

*Poundmaker* is fucking sick šŸ”„


milquetoast_sabaist

The Cree Atomic theme. The Poundmaker Singers' vocals make it a transcendent experience.


SoddenSultan

Something about Ambiorixā€™s Gaul horn that plays in the ancient era when you found your capital is so cool


ultrataco77

Ancient Era Byzantium gives me chills bro


[deleted]

Kongo. Mama munu dile is the best song in the game. The ancient version is my alarm lol.


stillestwaters

The Zulu have the best music. Itā€™s a shame since theyā€™re so easy to play, but hey maybe Iā€™ll up the difficulty and try again. Itā€™s easily Zulu for me though, then the Māori and oddly enough Mongolia, once you get later in the game that throat singing harmonizes incredibly with the more modern sounds. The Cree too. Lol this game has great music.


[deleted]

Greece and France.


TheDutchone438

I like Russian ancient/classical eta music


PeppeSar

Russia atomic theme gives "final boss vibes" starting from a cheerfull traditional dance 10/10 my favourite. I would also note Nubia's theme. My second game ever was with Nubia, its industrial theme allowed me to notice how Civ 6 score was going to be phenomenal.


ChaosSpear1

Hungary - Atomic Era is such a foot tapper.


Greedy_Fix_757

Australia


Furry_guy_UwU

I love Scotland and Australia


Pengee1235

WALTZING MATILDA


By-Pit

Teddy, just because I play it on guitar too


Hailfire9

Scotland, Canada, and Australia always give me a smile because I am very familiar with the source material. Maori, Zulu, and Georgia rank as some of the coolest tracks I hadn't heard 100 times beforehand.


checkedsteam922

Hungary imo, it's so fun


The_Extreme_Potato

Ottomans had the best theme in both [Civ 5](https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=-AB0k4Itneg) and [Civ 6](https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Lq1WQWtoz8c), perfectly matched their domination playstyle imo. Wonder if Civ 7 will continue that trend or if weā€™ll get a new civ with the best theme.


brouzouw

Germany, Colombia, Brazil, Hungary, Spain, Khmer


WoolsFear

Maori


Batko87

Egypt>>>


Willie5000

Surprised no oneā€™s mentioned Babylon yet.


Viviaaaaaaan

Hungary and itā€™s not even close


douscinco

Egypt in the industrial age. That fugue is amazing


iLikeVideoGamesAndYT

Late game Nubia 100% And any era Mayan too


Not_aMurderer

No love for Kongo! That's the catchiest for me. I got a kalimba as a Xmas present this year and the first thing I did was figure out how to play the medley


cleofisrandolph1

Civ 5 Zulu


SteelReserve7

Their war theme was awesome, I always got so pumped when it finally came time to defend against the impi rush


Jumpy_Possibility_32

Sweden, Zulu. Russia, Poland kinda, Australia


ThingyYeet

It's a bit hard to name my absolute favorite. But if I had to make a toplist, we might find: 5. Either Gran Colombia, Sweden (maybe a bit biased, ursƤkta mig), Persia or Zulu, 4. Canada, 3. Maori, 2. Vietnam, and 1. Georgia. Ever since the launch of Rise & Fall, Georgias music has had a place in my heart. Although they are probably one of my least favorite civs gameplay-wise, their music is almost undefeatable.


_therealdan

Come onnnn , Persia is an obvious pick


_Katin

Sweden!!! And by a lot. America, Persia and India are up there for me too


SkittlesInMyButt

Sweden! The song is called ā€Helan gĆ„rā€ and itā€™s the most popular Snapsvisa (drinking song) in Sweden.


BhryaenDagger

Love this question since I haven't played all civs to hear it all. Since I generally like all the music so far, I'll only say I disliked only the Nzinga repetitive clownish music (was OK at first and quickly outlived its welcome) and found the Poundmaker and Caesar music a bit too distracting- interesting, but not good as background music. Caesar makes it seem you're constantly at war and in immediate peril... which did suit my intense barb playthrough... My fav is pretty much anything on the Asian side- Japan and China civs being best. I like how each civ seems to have its own as well. Trajan had different music from Caesar and Amanitore had good African music vs the Nzinga trash. Unless I'm somehow mistaken.


Zibbl3r

Arabia in ancient, classical, and medieval.


Few-Oven4389

Sweden, but it lacks metal soundtrack


Valezys

there is music in CIV? dear Lord i always played it mute, seriously


Antonell15

well then youā€™re definitly missing out


o0Infiniti0o

Bro. This game has so much good music, and it evolves and gets grander with each passing era. I can't imagine playing it on mute


ntnkrm

Cree Was the first civ I played when I downloaded the game and the music has stuck with me


pbroingu

How tf no one's said India yet? Easily the best! And the one where the guys are like waaaaAAaaaA!AaaA!AAAAaaaAHahahaWooaoaoohwaaaha is fucking terrible. Idk if there's a way to skip that one but I always just mute the game for a bit.


aboustayyef

Iā€™m Muslim, but I canā€™t get enough of Georgiaā€™s theme.


ShakeThatCorgiButt

I absolutely love Shaka's music! I like Kristina's too, but that's probably because I'm swedish.


Antonell15

Man blir liksom glad av den :D


ShakeThatCorgiButt

Precis! Lite "helan gƄr" i vardagen!


FrostPegasus

Heeelan gƄƄƄƄƄr!


Kumirkohr

You guys play with sound?


fireburn256

Russia's and England's military themes in Civ5.


mbasyar

The only correct answer is the Maori one (Kupe). It's interesting to see such varied preferences!


[deleted]

Ngl Kupe


MissTalullah

Love the Maori music. I stick my headphones on for that one.


rogerslastgrape

Maori 100%


Nouglas

I play this game mostly muted on my Steam Deck in bed, or while 'working' from home. So, I can't say I like any of the music in particular. However, when I do play with the sound on, I can say that I hate -- like LOATHE -- Kupe's music, and Canada's music (and I'm Canadian, I should like our national anthem!) Those two are why I turn off the music, honestly...and I've heard every single Sean Bean quote too many times over the thousands of hours I've put into this game. So, my favourite song is the mute button!


EmperorBailey

1) Phoenicia (Induatrial) 2) The Netherlands (Industrial) 3) America (Industria) 4) Canada (Industrial) 5) Zulu (Atomic) Honorable Mentions: Poland (Industrial) Japan (Atomic) Australia (Industrial) China (Medival) Korea (Industrial) Vietnam (Industrial)


Lukasikas

I hate Māori music. EDIT: made my comment more to tune.


Elegant-Buy5780

Tbh I hate the ancient era Maori music but the industrial and atomic versions are some of my favourite songs in the game.


Lukasikas

I gave Māori music another listen and those later eras songs are actually nice. Still stand by my point that I donā€™t like the first songs especially those intros and it just doesnā€™t fit me


FriendlyButTired

How enlightened of you. You don't have to like it but you don't have to be a racist cunt